Mikhail Ippolitov-Ivanov was born on November 19, 1859 in Gatchina, St. Petersburg Governorate, Russian Empire [now Leningrad Oblast, Russia]. He was a composer, known for
Dreams (1990),
Volga i Sibir (1914) and
Kara-bugaz (1935). He was married to Barbara M. Zarudnaya. He died on January 28, 1935 in Moscow, RSFSR, USSR [now Russia].